tome

[ˈtɔ.mɨ]

/[ˈtɔ.mɨ]/ verb

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The verdict

“tome” is uncommon German (frequency #64,783 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,783
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tomar

Corpus desk

Index DE-tome · tome · German

tome · rank #64,783 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,783
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Totholz

Nearest frequency peer: Totholz (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „tome“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „tome“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tome
PropertyValue
Headwordtome
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtɔ.mɨ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,783
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tome“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tomefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Totholz“ (#64,784), „tiers“ (#64,781), „trainierst“ (#64,786). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tome“ bei #64,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tome is uncommon German at frequency #64,783 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtɔ.mɨ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for tome in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is tome, spelled T-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tomar
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tomar
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular des positiven Imperativs Präsens des Verbs tomar
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular des negativen Imperativs des Verbs tomar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tome"?
"tome" is spelled T-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔ.mɨ].
What does "tome" mean?
As a verb, "tome" means: 1. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tomar
How do you pronounce "tome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tome" is [ˈtɔ.mɨ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tome" come from?
"tome" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

thou#64,779URLs#64,820siem#64,712seco#64,696

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list